News Release

Volunteer Opportunity at National Lakeshore’s Miller Woods

Date: June 15, 2018

Volunteers are needed for an afternoon of stewardship work on Saturdays from June 23 through August 18, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Miller Woods. Stewardship projects will focus on the preservation and restoration of the rare black oak savanna and wetland complexes found in Miller Woods.
 
This will be an outdoor activity so dress for the weather and be prepared to walk off-trail in the woods. All equipment and protective gear including gloves and eye protection will be provided. Please meet at the Paul H. Douglas Center.
 
The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located in the western portion of the national lakeshore at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller neighborhood of Gary. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNL.
 

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The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is one of 417 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. Up to 2 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.